April 26, 2005 (Volume 70)

Federal Register April 26, 2005

View all documents issued on April 26, 2005. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

113 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 26, 2005

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), prior to undertaking research and other work associated with revising official grade standards, is soliciting comments on the possible revisions to the United States Standards for Grades of Globe Artichokes....
Notice Apr 26, 2005
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), prior to undertaking research and other work associated with revising official grade standards, is soliciting comments on the need for possible revisions to the United States Standards for Grades of Lemons. A...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Cotton classing, testing, and standards:

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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to raise user fees for cotton producers for 2005 crop cotton classification services under the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act. The 2004 user fee for this classification service was $1.65 per...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005

Irish potatoes grown in

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This rule relaxes the minimum size requirement for all U.S. No. 2 grade non-red round potatoes handled under the marketing order for Idaho-Eastern Oregon potatoes to 1\7/8\ inches minimum diameter. This relaxation in the handling regulations was unan...
Rule Apr 26, 2005

Meetings:

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The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on May 18, 2005, at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 128 Market Street, Stateline, NV 98449. This Committee, established by the Secretary of Agriculture on December 15, 1998 (64 F...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

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We are amending the Asian longhorned beetle regulations by removing portions of Cook and DuPage Counties, IL, from the list of quarantined areas and removing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from those areas. We have dete...
Rule Apr 26, 2005
We are amending the West Indian fruit fly regulations by removing grapefruit, sweet lime, sour orange, and sweet orange from the list of regulated articles. A review of available scientific literature and other information has led us to conclude that...
Rule Apr 26, 2005

Privacy Act:

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In accordance with the Privacy Act 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(e)(11), the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") Office of Inspector General ("OIG") proposes to revise two of its systems of records, USDA/OIG-3: Investigative Files and Automated Invest...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

Antidumping:

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Latvia
Notice Apr 26, 2005
The Department of Commerce is initiating a changed circumstances review in order to determine whether Ukraine should continue to be treated as a non-market economy country for purposes of the antidumping duty law. Written comments (original and six c...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Export transactions:

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On June 14, 2002, the Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") published a notice in the Federal Register that set forth a list of persons in foreign countries who were parties to past export transactions where pre-license checks or post-shipment veri...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS announces that the directed fishery for Loligo squid in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will be closed effective 0001 hours, April 25, 2005. Vessels issued a Federal permit to harvest Loligo squid may not retain or land more than 2,500 lb (1,1...
Rule Apr 26, 2005
NMFS is closing directed fishing for species in the rock sole/ flathead sole/"other flatfish" fishery category by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding th...
Rule Apr 26, 2005

Meetings:

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NMFS announces the meeting of the General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the IATTC on May 12, 2005.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Textile and apparel categories:

Title Type Published
Issuing a Directive to Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection.
Notice Apr 26, 2005
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain woven fabric, of the specifications detailed below, classified in the indicated subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

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Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Meetings:

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The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) is announcing the June 3, 2005, meeting of the Council.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. U.S. Patent No. 6,873,886 entitled "Modular Mission Payload Control S...
Notice Apr 26, 2005
The invention listed below is assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and is available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. U.S. Patent Application No. 10/081,901: Production of Hollow Metal Microc...
Notice Apr 26, 2005
The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy. The following patents are available for licensing...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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The United States Army Intelligence and Security Command has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) of the potential environmental consequences of constructing a new U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command Information Dominance Center (IDC) bu...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, intends to prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the Brevard County (Mid-Reach) Shore Protection Feasibility Study. The study will focus on 7.6 miles of develo...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Meetings:

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The CNO Executive Panel is to report the findings and recommendations of the Future Force Study Group to the Chief of Naval Operations. The meeting will consist of discussions on the Navy's future fleet and network architectures.
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming meeting of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Domain Integration Study. The purpose of this meeting is to gather information pertinent to the Domain Integration Study and t...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), as the Department of Defense (DOD) Traffic Manager for the Household Goods and Personal Property Program, is announcing the publication of the Families First Business Rules for review a...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Education Department logo Education Department

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The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of...
Notice Apr 26, 2005
The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is proposing to amend its regulations to require public utilities to append to their open access transmission tariffs (OATTs) an intermittent generator imbalance service schedule. The intent of th...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005

Meetings:

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This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EMSSAB), Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public...
Notice Apr 26, 2005
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EMSSAB), Oak Ridge Reservation. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced i...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Practice and procedure:

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This order on rehearing makes several minor revisions to the Final Rule that was adopted in Order No. 653. The Commission, in that order, amended its regulations to provide for electronic service of Commission issuances and to enhance the use of elec...
Rule Apr 26, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The EIA has a new policy regarding the unscheduled release of revisions to weekly estimates of working gas volumes held in underground storage facilities at the national and regional levels disseminated in EIA's Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNG...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request for a new...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Title Type Published
Guam; correction
Correction Apr 26, 2005
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland Department of the Environment for the purpose of clarifying exception provisions of the visible emissions regulations for several source categorie...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005
EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Maryland State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision consists of clarifications to the exception provisions of the Maryland visible emissions regulations. EPA is approving these revision...
Rule Apr 26, 2005
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This revision establishes mandatory onboard diagnostic testing under the Commonwealth's motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This SIP revision amends Pennsylvania's prior, Federally approved enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) SIP, in particul...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005

Water pollution control:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5, will issue notices of proposed penalty orders issued under the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act via the Internet.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Government agencies and employees:

Title Type Published
Intelligence information; designation of officers to classify as top secret (Order of April 21, 2005)
Presidential Document Apr 26, 2005

Palestine Liberation Organization; waiver of statutory provisions (Presidential Determination)

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

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The Commission will consider a Report and Order concerning the Mandatory Electronic Filing for International Telecommunications Services. 2 Media................ Title: Implementation of Section 210 of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthor...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is seeking public comments concerning proposed changes to the information collection entitled "Affordable Housing Program (A...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Travel:

Title Type Published
The General Services Administration (GSA) has reviewed the lodging rates of certain locations in the States of Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington and determine...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Meetings:

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The General Services Administration (GSA) will hold its fifth National Federal Fleet Manager Workshop and Information Fair (FedFleet 2005): Keeping in Tune. FedFleet 2005 will take place June 7-9, 2005 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Cen...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals
Notice Apr 26, 2005
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. F...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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The Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS), Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH or Committee...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Institute of Nursing Research
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Title Type Published
This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license worldwide to practice the inve...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will meet in closed session on Wednesday, May 11, 2005, from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m., and from 12:55 until 3 p.m. The meeting will take place at the United States Chamber o...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Outer Continental Shelf activities:

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The Coast Guard proposes the establishment of a safety zone around a petroleum and gas production facility in Mississippi Canyon 778 of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. The facility needs to be protected from vessels operating outsi...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005

Regattas and marine parades:

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The Coast Guard is implementing the special local regulations at 33 CFR 100.511 during the Annapolis Yacht Club boat parade, a marine event to be held May 8, 2005, on the waters of Spa Creek and the Severn River at Annapolis, Maryland. These special...
Rule Apr 26, 2005
The Coast Guard proposes to establish permanent special local regulations for the Offshore Super Series Boat Race in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. This event will be held annually during the second consecutive Saturday and Sunday of June between 10 a.m....
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations during the "U.S. Naval Academy crew races", a marine event to be held on the waters of the Severn River at Annapolis, Maryland on May 8 and 29, 2005. These special local regulations...
Rule Apr 26, 2005

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice advises the public of additional waivers of regulations and statutory provisions granted to CDBG disaster recovery grantees for the purpose of assisting in the recovery from the federally declared disasters that occurred between August 31...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Manufactured home construction and safety standards:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would establish new Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards (Model Installation Standards) for the installation of new manufactured homes and would include standards for the completion of certain aspects necessary to join al...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005

Mortgages and loan insurance programs:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends HUD's civil money penalty regulations to reflect HUD's authorization to impose treble damages on a mortgagee for any mortgage for which the mortgagee had a duty but failed to engage in appropriate loss mitigation actions. The f...
Rule Apr 26, 2005

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Through this notice, HUD is making available on its website, a copy of HUD's Alternative Fuel Vehicles Report for Fiscal Year 2003 that was prepared in accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
Notice Apr 26, 2005
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
Notice Apr 26, 2005
The following permit was issued.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Revised Draft Backcountry Management Plan, General Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Denali National Park and Preserve. The document describes and...
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (as amended), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Folsom Dam Road Restricted Access action. The action would entail...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Advisory Commission
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes approval of the Tribal-State Compact between the State of Oklahoma and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announces the availability of funds over the Tribal Resources Grant Program. This program is designed to meet the most serious needs of law enforcement in Indian communit...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is announcing the meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ), which will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May 17-18, 2005. The meeting times and location are n...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department or DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of National Programs (ONP), Division of Seasonal Farmworker Programs (DSFP), announces a grant competition for operating the National Farmworke...
Notice Apr 26, 2005
The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department or DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of National Programs (ONP), Division of Seasonal Farmworker Programs (DSFP), announces a grant competition for operating the housing assistance...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Title Type Published
NASA hereby gives notice that Penske Racing South, Inc. of 136 Knob Hill Road, Mooresville, NC 28117-6847, has applied for a Partially Exclusive license to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent No(s). 4,829,035, entitled "React...
Notice Apr 26, 2005
NASA hereby gives notice that Phoenix Systems International, Inc. of Pine Brooke, NJ, has applied for an exclusive, world-wide foreign patent license to practice the invention described and claimed in NASA Case No. KSC-12664-3-PCT entitled "Emission...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp.
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Excepted service:

Title Type Published
This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make appointments under Schedules A, B and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 filings
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for an order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from sections 12(d)(1) (A) and (B) of the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Act, and under section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act to permit certain joint transactions. The order would supersede two prior orders.\1\
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation
Notice Apr 26, 2005
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Apr 26, 2005
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Apr 26, 2005
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Options Clearing Corp.
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Options Clearing Corp.
Notice Apr 26, 2005
Pacific Exchange, Inc.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
U.S. National Commission for UNESCO
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title Type Published
Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the agency has published six amendments and has held one public meeting on standards for reinforcing flightdeck doors. The FAA sought public comments for each amendment, but all six were effective immed...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of proposed policy on Acceptable Methods of Compliance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 25.562(c)(5) for Front Row Passenger Seats.
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Dornier Model 328-300 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require modifying the electrical wiring of the fuel pumps; installing insulation at the flow control and shut-off...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Dornier Model 328-100 series airplanes. This proposed AD would require modifying the electrical wiring of the fuel pumps; installing insulation at the hand flow control and shut-off...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in coordination with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in Washington, DC is issuing this notice to advise agencies and the public that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to assess th...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...
Notice Apr 26, 2005

Currency and foreign transactions; financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements:

Title Type Published
FinCEN is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to impose a special measure against joint stock company Multibanka (Multibanka) as a financial institution of primary money laundering concern, pursuant to the authority contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005
FinCEN is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking to impose a special measure against joint stock company VEF Banka (VEF) as a financial institution of primary money laundering concern, pursuant to the authority contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318A.
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005

Excise taxes:

Title Type Published
In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to the mechanical dye injection of diesel fuel and kerosene. The text of those regulations also serves as the text of these...
Proposed Rule Apr 26, 2005
This document contains regulations relating to the diesel fuel and kerosene excise tax. These regulations reflect changes made by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 regarding mechanical dye injection systems for diesel fuel and kerosene. These re...
Rule Apr 26, 2005

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice advises all interested persons of a public meeting of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform.
Notice Apr 26, 2005

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